~*~*~*~
That day, after school had already gotten out and she had been picked up and driven home, Hotaru sat in her room in the dark, all alone and feeling as if she had no one to turn to right now. Usagi had turned her back away, she felt as if she had been betrayed by the only person who ever understood her, and what she was going through. All she could remember from the day before was Usagi on her rampage, how she had been told never to go near her BEST friend ever again. Usagi had made it all too clear that she wanted nothing to do with Hotaru anymore, leaving Hotaru to feel like she had done something truly horrible, that she deserved the 'punishment' Usagi dished out to her. Mamoru had tried to explain to her that Usagi was the one in the wrong, But Hotaru knew Usagi. She knew Usagi would never just burst out in a fit like she had without a reason.
So now she was left alone with the feeling of betrayal. She was mentally alone. Kaori and her father were acting stranger and stranger by the day, her father spending more time in his basement lab than ever. She couldn't even go to him. Sure she had her other friends, Rei, Makoto, Ami, and Minako, but none of them knew exactly what she was going through. Usagi had always known what it was like to get picked on at the extreme she was. She had been through it first hand, whereas the others hadn't. They could only sympathize and not even come close to empathizing.
Sitting at her desk with two lamps lit nearby, Hotaru burred her face in her arms, wanting to cry. She couldn't get what happened the day before out of her head. That was all she could think about, all she could see when she closed her eyes. She had been so happy when she had met Usagi. She was the first person who had ever been nice to her, the first person who had ever called her a friend. She wished she knew what she had done to upset her Saiyan friend.
~*~*~
Meanwhile, Tatsuo lurked around the city with a rather devious smirked planted on his face. Today he would begin the rest of his plan, a plan that he had put into action long before this day. It had started when he had first met Ami on the first day of the girls' Junior High School Career. That was when he had begun his information gathering phase. Those stupid brats had been dumb enough to spill their entire history and their weaknesses thinking that he was just a harmless boy with a huge amount of curiosity. How stupid they were. They ended up feeding him everything he needed to know in less than a week. Now he knew how to destroy Goku, who was actually stronger than him right now. He knew how to take out Usagi, which he had already pretty much done. Finding out Usagi and Goku's bond had helped out quite a bit there. Turning them against one another was his favorite part about his plan, but that was over and it was time to move on to greater things.
He reached into his subspace pocket at his side and pulled out a single Dragon Ball and brought it to his face. "Stupid Saiyans. Stupid Sailor Moon... Stupid Goku! I WILL have that broach whether you like it or not." With a frightening cackle, he tossed the precious ball up into the air. "My power combined with the sweet energy of the Moon will make me the ultimate being in the universe. Never again will I have to fear idiots like Goku!" He placed the Dragon Ball back into his pocket with a smirk. He could remember back to when he had first felt the power of the Moon. It was about eight months ago. He had in the eastern Universe looking to stir up trouble when he had felt it. All of a sudden out of no where he had felt the power of the Moon. He knew immediately that it had a massive potential. It was then that he made his way to the Earth.
Once here, he began his search. He wanted to find the owner of this broach. He infiltrated schools and businesses all over the world, killing random people and morphing himself into their bodies in order to take their place in society. That was how he had gotten his current body. He searched for eight months with no luck. He had to find the owner of such a great power, but it was useless. His search had come up empty. Maybe it was lucky that Usagi hadn't been in school until the following year. She had been at home and tutored by her mother, unable to be detected by Tatsuo.
Tatsuo escaped the eye of everyone. No one suspected that he was an alien, and outside force come to retrieve what he claimed to be his. Almost giving up hope as he had not found a single thing in nearly a year, Tatsuo had stumbled across a history textbook one night in the home of one of his victims. He had taken the body of a successful lawyer in Europe. The man had had three kids, and one had been the age of Usagi. Curious if the earthlings would put in "Super heroes" into their books, something that might aid his search, he flipped through the pages. In it, there had been a picture of Mr. Satan. It had explained that he had saved the earth from a monster named Cell. Buu had not been added into this textbook as the worlds' memories had been erased of Buu. But that didn't matter to Tatsuo. The man was said to be the strongest in the world, maybe even the entire universe. That was when Tatsuo realized he was in the wrong place. He needed to be in Japan. He needed to meet this Mr. Satan fellow. That had been about four days ago.
Tatsuo ditched his lawyer body and raced to Japan. It was evening when he arrived, and he took the first person he could find. He didn't care what age, or what gender. As it turned out, it was the body of a thirteen year old boy. So, the next day, he attended the same school as Usagi, Minako, Rei, Makoto, and Ami. And that was how it all started. There, he found out everything he needed to know.
~*~*~
~~Son Household~~
Goku arrived home with Usagi about three hours after they had left, and they had left at noon. They appeared in the living room where Chi-Chi had been sitting almost all day. She was sitting on the sofa and facing the TV, though not watching anything but a black screen. She hadn't been able to think of anything but what had previously taken place in her house. She wished she would have gone with Goku earlier. She wanted so badly to know what was going on. She hated to be left in the dark.
Once the Saiyan duo had returned, Chi-Chi was able to sense their presence. Without a word, she turned around to face them. "So?" She asked, staring up at her husband for answers. Her eyes were quickly brought back down to the girl at his side. She didn't look nearly as upset as she had before she left.
Goku too looked down at his daughter, but with more of a smile than his wife had. "Well..." He began as he looked back up to his wife who anxiously awaited his reply. "A lot." He motioned for Usagi to go forward and sit by her mother. Usagi hesitantly walked forward, as directed. She wanted to make sure her mother didn't lash out at her.
Chi-Chi waited for her husband and daughter to sit down before she asked her next question. "That doesn't tell me anything. Wha'd you find out?"
Goku let out a sigh of relief as he leaned his head into the back cushion of the sofa. "Piccolo's seen the broach, but doesn't know what kind of power it holds. Videl and Bulma have never seen it."
That was good news to Chi-Chi. She didn't think her daughter would have stolen the broach, but one could never tell. Usagi had acted exceptionally strange the day before. She turned her head to her daughter, a frown slightly forming. "I expect you were on your best behavior, young lady..."
Usagi gulped as she slowly turned her attention onto her mother. She could see her father just past her mother, and hoped that he would back her up and not completely turn his back on her. This was it. The moment to find out if her father had been truly sincere in believing her, or just tricking her. "Mama, I have something to tell you." She said with a deep breath.
Chi-Chi crossed her arms while glancing over her shoulder back to her husband. She wondered if he knew what this was about. "Go on."
Usagi nodded while taking in an even deeper breath. "Me and dad talked. He told me everything you guys remember and I told him everything I remembered. None of it matched up." She looked down at her hands, which were gripping her tail harder than ever. "I don't remember anything you guys do. But everyone else does."
Chi-Chi didn't know what to make of what was being told to her. But she could tell one thing, her daughter wasn't fooling around. "What are you saying?"
Usagi shrugged. "I don't know."
Goku placed his hand on his wife's shoulder in order to gain her attention. "We think she might have had something done to make her go a little crazy, temporarily."
Chi-Chi gasped quietly at the thought. She couldn't imagine that happening, but it wasn't like it didn't make sense. Usagi HAD been acting strange, stranger than usual. She had found herself wondering 'Why the sudden change?' It wasn't just a little change either, which was what had gotten her wondering in the first place when Usagi had first wakened up from being brought back home.
She turned back to face her daughter, who looked as if she wanted to cry again. "Are you sure you don't remember anything?"
Usagi shook her head. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry!" She threw herself upon her mother and buried her face into her shoulder. She didn't even care about what had been said and done the night before at that point. All that mattered to her now was that her mother didn't lash out at her, even after everything was explained. Her mother didn't doubt her. Of course, she really didn't have much of a chance to yet, but it was all the same. "Please don't hate me."
Chi-Chi gasped. "I never hated you, dear. Angry with you, yes, hate, no." Chi-Chi wrapped her arms around her daughter with a smile. She didn't even have to ask twice if Usagi remembered anything. It was apparent she didn't. It was also obvious that this wasn't just a trick. The night before, she had seemed upset, but one could not tell if it was real or fake. But, if it was fake, Usagi wouldn't have been carrying on like this for twenty-four hours. She would have given up. "I'm sorry for what I, We, said last night. I didn't know what to do."
Usagi lifted her face up just enough to let her eyes rest on her father's. She hadn't expected them to believe her so easily. They had sounded pretty set in their anger before. "I didn't mean anything I said last night, I promise."
Goku raised his hand and placed it on Usagi's head. "Don't worry, I WILL find whoever did this to you. I'll make him wish he never touched you!"
Chi-Chi smiled. "Make him pay."
Usagi closed her eyes and adjusted her head so it would be resting sideways on her mother's shoulder. Finally, what had been chaotic had turned into a calm. She wasn't even upset with her parents anymore. How could she be? They hadn't meant to be mean to her. They were only going off what they thought was really happening. And who knows. Maybe she did deserve everything she got. No one could be sure at this point. The point was that her parents were obviously feeling as if they had to defend themselves mentally. If everything they were saying was true, then she had said some pretty awful things to them as well. They were all in the wrong, both sides. It wouldn't be fair for her to be angry with them, while they put everything in the past where it belonged. "I love you guys."
Chi-Chi smiled. Usagi would never know how good it felt to hear that coming from one of her children. Gohan and Goten had never really been all that vocal when it came to expressing their feelings in times of peace. It was probably because they were boys, but nonetheless, Chi-Chi loved to hear it. "I love you too."
Usagi opened her eyes and placed them on the figure of her father once again. "Daddy, do you think I could have my broach back now?" She asked him with the most innocent puppy-dog eyes.
Goku shifted himself to lean on the arm of the sofa. "Do you think you could tell me what it is and why it's important?"
Usagi sighed as she closed her eyes once again and relaxed into her mother. "No."
Goku rested his head in his hand with a slight frown. "Then I can't give it back to you. If Piccolo gives me the ok on giving it to this guy when he finds out what kind of power it holds, I will."
Usagi's eyes flew wide open. That would be absolutely awful. She would definitely have to tell him then. She would rather it come from the mouth of Piccolo. That way she wouldn't be breaking her promise. "Ok." She replied, trying act as calm as possible.
Chi-Chi pushed her daughter forward a bit and looked her in the eyes. "Why can't you just tell your father? We know there's something to it. The only thing you're hiding is what it does."
Usagi gulped. "I know." She looked down at the ground. She could hear her father's breathing becoming deeper, which was not a good sign. It meant he was becoming angry, slowly, but still angry nonetheless. She knew why too. She had always confided in him, and told him everything. Keeping this secret from him was obviously upsetting him, but if and when the truth came out, he would understand. He would have to.
"Don't be mad." She looked back up. "Please?"
Goku pushed himself up and stretched his arms up. "I don't know, Usagi. You're keeping something from me. How can I not?" With that being said and done, he walked forward a few steps and disappeared into his room.
Usagi sighed as she stared at her mother. "He's mad, isn't he?"
Chi-Chi wasn't sure what to say. She didn't want to hurt Usagi's feelings by telling the truth as they had just made up and everything, but she also didn't want to mislead her. "Not exactly mad, Usagi, more disappointed than anything."
Usagi leaned into the back of the sofa and slouched down. "I can't say anything. I swear I can't."
Chi-Chi took a deep breath and stood up. "Nobody's forcing you to tell, Usagi. We just thought you'd be mature enough to tell us something when we asked you, especially when it could mean saving the earth." Letting her words sink into her daughter's mind, she turned away and began making her way into the hall.
Usagi was left alone with a very big decision to make, and she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. This wasn't your average decision, however. It was one of the biggest ones she would ever have to make. She had made her promise to Luna, and her Moon mother, which meant it wasn't just any old promise. She couldn't exactly break it. It was her duty as Sailor Moon to uphold her promises. She was the Senshi of Justice, if she broke her promise, she had no right having such a title. But what could be the harm in letting her family know. It would patch everything up. Everyone would know exactly why Tatsuo has arrived.
She stood up, very slowly and made her way across the living room, stopping in front of the door leading into her parents' room. She took a deep breath as she thought about the consequences of what she was about to do. She raised her hand and knocked on the door, but no answer came fourth. Taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed in on the door to open it.
Usagi peered into the darkened room expecting to see her father, but to her surprise, he was no where to be found, but she could hear him moving about in the bathroom and preparing to take a shower. She hesitantly entered, her heart beat racing faster than she could remember it ever going. She closed the door behind her and was ready to spill her guts. She didn't want her father to be disappointed in her. She hated it when he was disappointed in her. "D..." She cut herself short as she made her way to the bathroom door, which was slightly opened. Her father already had the water running in the bathtub. Gulping, she gently pushed in on the door, only to quickly pull it back as an image of Queen Serenity passed through her mind. Seeing that image in her head had given her a second thought. She couldn't betray the queen. She had given her word that she wouldn't tell. Things weren't getting so bad that she had to tell him just yet. She would have only been telling him to rid herself of her own guilt. She couldn't do that. No one ever said the life of a Senshi would be easy. Until her father was about to get rid of the broach, she would have to keep quiet.
Goku had sensed Usagi's presence from the moment she entered the room. He could sense her feelings of confusion, as if she were having an internal battle. He wondered why she hadn't come into where he was yet, though. "Usagi? That you?"
Usagi froze in the middle of turning around to leave. "Ye...yeah..."
Goku walked to the door and walked out to be standing face to face with Usagi. "What can I do for you?"
Usagi gulped as she looked at the floor. This wasn't exactly a time to be looking him in the eyes. She didn't want him to put any more guilt into her. "Nothing. I was going to ask you something... but... I..." She looked back up with a forced smile. She was going for the natural look, but she fell short of that. "Forgot."
Goku grinned. He knew that was a flat out lie. "Must not have been that important then."
Usagi nodded, still with her forced smile. She wouldn't exactly have said not important, for it was very important. It just wasn't vital for him to know yet. There was still a chance that Piccolo would find something to tell Goku about. "Nope. I guess not. Sorry to bother you, daddy." Wanting to get out of there as quickly as possible, Usagi made a dashing run for the door and slammed it behind her.
Goku scratched the back of his head as he made his way back into the bathroom. "Almost told me. Why doesn't she just tell me already? I know she wants to."
~*~*~
Usagi didn't stop running once she got out of her parents' room until she made it into her own room. She didn't want to have any more confrontation with either of her parents at that moment, not after what she had just done. She had almost told her father what her broach was for. How could she have been so stupid? She knew that if she was close enough to almost tell him just now, there was no telling what she would tell them if she got into the same room as them again. That could turn out to be disastrous.
Usagi plopped herself down on her bed and lay herself down with her legs hanging over the edge. Her heart was still racing faster than normal. That had much too close of a call for her liking. She had almost just betrayed the Queen of the Moon. She had almost just betrayed her role as the Senshi of the Moon. She would have to be sure to be more careful.
Usagi closed her eyes with a sigh. She hated to have to be in this situation in the first place. Why did this all have to happen to her? Why did she have to have the burdensome role of being Sailor Moon, the heir to the Moon Kingdom? She wasn't completely complaining, it was nice to be royalty, but she would rather it all just go away until she was older. She didn't want to have to put up with all of this right now, not if it meant deceiving her family. She wished things would just go back to normal, the way things were before Beryl attacked, before she became Sailor Moon. If she had known all of this would have happened if she accepted her role as Sailor Moon, she would have told Luna 'no'. She wouldn't have taken it. She would have rather found another way to defeat Beryl than to have to go through all of this right now.
Usagi rolled over onto her stomach and grabbed a stuffed rabbit from the top of her bed near her pillow, bringing it close to her face. She would have a lot of thinking to do that night. She would have to figure out how exactly she would tell her father if the time came. Showing him would be the only way, really. But then she was sure to get some sort of parental lecture about how she should have just told everyone from her mother. Mother's never seem to fail to give that speech at all the wrong times.
Usagi soon put aside her thoughts of Sailor Moon and moved onto something much more important, something that would hinder her in this next fight. She had no more power, at least for a month anyway. How was she meant to defend herself if Tatsuo attacked her again? She was still a bit miffed that her father had taken her power away from her, but she understood why he had done it. If she had been in his place, thinking that her daughter would wake up and attack everyone in sight, she probably would have done the same. She understood that he had done it to protect everyone, including herself. She just wished there was a way to reverse the entire process. Now she was powerless against Tatsuo, or anyone else that showed up for that matter. If and when she got her broach back she would only be able to deal physical attacks since she found out the day before that Moon power just bounces off of him like it was nothing. Not that she would be able to really do anything against Tatsuo anyway with her normal power. He was too powerful for her, which only gave her more motivation to get stronger like everyone else.
With a sigh of confusion, Usagi rolled back over and sat up. The clock across the room read to be 3:30 already. School had been over for about an hour already. She wondered how her friends were doing, if they were worried about her. They knew that she had been kidnapped, but not by who. They also probably knew of her fight with her father like everyone else had. She still couldn't understand why she couldn't remember and everyone else could. The more she thought about it, the more she believed that she had been drugged, or gassed, or something to that degree. She knew her parents wouldn't lie. They wouldn't get everyone she ever knew to turn against her. They loved her. So she really must have done what they said, and for that, she felt queasy.
Now all that stood in her path to making everything alright was Hotaru. She had always been fragile when it came to emotions. Usagi was certain she had only made things worse by treating Hotaru poorly. She hoped the younger Saiyan would accept her apology. She had already been through so much with her mother and Kaori, it was almost frightening to think of the mental damage done when Usagi turned against her. Usagi would just have to sit her down and explain that none of it was true, that they were still friends. But who knew if that would work. Hotaru had already been through so many mental beatings she may not even believe what Usagi had to say.
~*~*~
After finishing his shower, Goku walked out of his room while rubbing a towel in his hair to dry it off. No one was in the living room, but across the room he could see his daughter sitting in her room doing who knows what. He could never keep track of all the different types of games girls played. They were much more complex than what his boys used to do, which was studying, playing some type of war game, or sparring. Sighing with disappointment, he turned down the hallway and made his way into the family room, and then into the kitchen where he found his wife just now beginning dinner. "Hi."
Chi-Chi, with what seemed like an eternal smile on her face, turned to face her husband as she pulled out a pan from the cupboard. "Hi, Goku."
Goku smiled as he sat down at the end of the table closest to the door. "You're in a good mood."
Chi-Chi nodded as she grabbed her apron and put it on to make sure she didn't spill anything on her cloths. "Why shouldn't I be?"
Goku shrugged as he rolled the towel up and wrapped it around his neck. "It's just a change from last night, that's all."
"Well, there IS a different mood in this house than yesterday, you know." She turned on the stove and filled a pan with water.
Goku leaned back in the chair and put his hands behind his head in order to become comfortable. "I don't believe you." He said with a grin.
Chi-Chi slightly frowned at that. She wasn't sure if that was meant to be rude or what. "What?"
Goku chuckled. "Forty years ago you wouldn't even care that Usagi forgot everything. You still would have been freaking out that she did it in the first place. Your emotions would have gotten the best of you."
Chi-Chi smiled softly. "I'm trying hard not to do that, believe me. I don't want to make Usagi miserable, or feel like I hate her. That's why I'm trying to not get so angry at the little things. And no, Goku, I wouldn't have yelled at her for forgetting."
Goku smirked. "Oh really?"
Chi-Chi playfully frowned. "Really."
"Then why was it you had a fit when I wanted to train Gohan before the Androids came? What was it you said when I asked you? Oh yes..." He cleared his throat and prepared to speak in a high pitched voice. " 'Goku! Gohan's studies are more important than fighting!' And when I asked you if it was more important than saving the earth you said 'Yes! Gohan's studies are more important than anything.' " He stared at his wife with a large, goofy grin planted on his face.
Chi-Chi smiled while slightly frowning. "Alright. You've made your point." She rested her elbows on the counter and leaned forward. "So maybe I have changed a bit. It's not like it's for the worse." She glanced over her shoulder with a prideful smile. "But you've changed a lot too."
Goku all of a sudden became serious again. "What? What are you talking about. I haven't changed a bit." Chi-Chi burst out in a fit of laughter, causing Goku to frown. "Ok. Then why don't you explain to me how I've changed so much."
Chi-Chi's laughter died down, but only to enable to her to speak. "Gladly." She walked away from her cooking and sat down in the chair adjacent to his. "For starters, you aren't nearly as air-headed as you used to be."
Goku frowned. "Air-headed?"
Chi-Chi nodded with a wide grin. "Oh yeah. Goku, you used to act like such a child whenever there wasn't a fight. It seemed like the only time you were ever serious during a time of calm was when you were training, and even then you would goof off. You don't do that as often anymore. It's nice."
Goku had never really realized he goofed off a lot. He still felt like the same person he was when Gohan had been born, only older. "Ok... and is this all?"
Chi-Chi nodded. "Pretty much. You've grown up finally, mentally."
Goku grinned. "So you married me for my childish attitude?"
"No, I married you for your looks. You were the cutest guy I'd ever met. Your childish attitude was just a perk." Chi-Chi pulled her face down. She could feel her face turning red.
Goku, too, found himself blushing. He reached over the table and placed his hand on his wife's. "And tell me, and I still this hunk of a guy you married even though I've 'grown up'?"
Chi-Chi's face turned even redder as she looked up. "More than ever."
The sky suddenly turned black from that moment on as the two, husband and wife, stared into one another's eyes. Chi-Chi was the first to notice the change in sky colors as she was the only one facing the window. She blinked her eyes a few times, wondering what in the world could be causing this. She knew that the Dragon Balls weren't yet revived. What was up? "Goku!" She screamed?
Goku jumped out of his seat, causing it to fly backward. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he powered up anyway. "What?! What is it?!"
Chi-Chi couldn't say anything. She was too scared to.
~*~*~
Usagi, hearing the uproar, curiously popped her head up from what she was doing. Just as she was looking up she noticed that the sky was oddly black as if it were night, when it was purple from the sunset just a moment ago. There could have only been one explanation for this, but it didn't really make sense. Her father had said that the Dragon Balls weren't revived, yet the sky had just turned black out of nowhere just like when the Dragon is summoned.
Knowing something was definitely wrong, Usagi jumped up from her bed and raced out of her room. "Daddy! Daddy!"
~*~*~
Goku, not quite at the power of Super Saiyan, ran out of the kitchen upon hearing his daughter. She knew something was wrong too. He hadn't yet looked outside, as he had been trying to get words out of his fear stricken wife. "Usagi?" Just as Goku came out of the kitchen, he felt something smash into him. He looked down, only to see that his daughter was just turning into the room as he was turning out. "What's wrong?!" He demanded.
Usagi pulled away from her father and said nothing. She only grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him to the front door. "Look!" She quickly opened the door and pushed her father out.
Goku's jaw dropped wide open at what he saw. It was happening. The enemy had already begun summoning the Dragon. "Holy crap!"
Usagi crossed her arms and scolded her father. "Daddy!"
Goku looked down at Usagi with a cringe. He knew she didn't like to hear people swearing, and since she didn't remember anything of yesterday, she technically hadn't heard him swear until now. But that wasn't his main concern. "Sorry, dear." He pushed her back inside and slammed the door. "Chi-Chi!" He pushed Usagi away and ran into the kitchen. This wasn't good. The Black Star Dragon Balls were being activated. That could only mean a certain doom for the planet. "Chi-Chi get up!" He screamed as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to her feet. "I want you to take Usagi and get to Bulma's. I don't have time to explain, but Earth is in danger."
Chi-Chi frowned as she pushed her husband away. "What are you talking about?! I'm not going anywhere without you! You're not abandoning me this time mister!"
Usagi raced into the room with a pulse of fear running through her body. "What's going on? You said the Dragon Balls weren't revived!"
Goku looked down at his daughter and grabbed her by the arm as well. "Come on. Both of you. You have to get off this planet." He pulled the two of them out of the living room and let go of them. "Take Nimbus if you don't feel comfortable flying, Chi-Chi. But you have to get out of here."
Usagi tugged on her father's arm with a frown. It was obvious he was keeping something from her like she was keeping something from him. "Out wit it, dad. You know something."
Goku groaned as he glared down at Usagi. It was obvious he couldn't get out of this without an explanation. The two of them deserved it anyway. "Alright. Alright. There were other Dragon Balls made. They were made by Piccolo and Kami before they split, and were made only for evil deeds by an evil heart. That's all I can explain right now. All I know is that this planet is in danger right now with those Dragon Balls around. Now would be a good time to explain what this broach is, Usagi."
Usagi quickly turned away from her father, not knowing what to do. If she had known that there was another set of Dragon Balls just lying around she would have told him what it was. They could have acted sooner. "Why didn't you tell me!?" She growled as she turned around to her father.
Chi-Chi grabbed her daughter. "Please, Usagi. Don't start this right now. We have to get out of here." She paused to glare up at her husband. "And you're coming with us. You aren't leaving us."
Goku shook his head. "I have to fight whatever this is."
Usagi frowned. "Daddy, you didn't answer my question."
Goku frowned as he looked down to Usagi. "I promised Piccolo I wouldn't tell anyone."
Usagi's frown disappeared. That was an answer she would accept. It was the same reason why she wouldn't tell him. "Let me come with you then. I want to fight too."
Chi-Chi frowned. "Are you crazy? You can't fight that thing? Your father isn't even fighting it."
Goku sighed. "Yes, I am." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the broach. "Here, hold onto this. I don't want to have it on me when I fight this guy." He looked down to his daughter, who didn't even seem concerned with the broach at that point. "Your mom's right. You can't come with me this time. You have to stay here and protect your mom." He held the broach out for Chi-Chi to take, but she refused it. "Take it!"
Chi-Chi shook her head. "If I take it, then you're leaving."
Goku frowned. "I'm leaving anyway."
Tears began to build up in the woman's eyes. "Please, don't go."
It broke Goku's heart to see his wife in tears again, but he couldn't help what he had to do. "I have to, Chi-Chi. Don't worry, I'll come back. I promise."
Usagi latched onto her father's leg. "I can help yo. Please let me come with you!"
Goku pulled Usagi off his leg and knelt down before her. "I can't, Usagi. You know I can't. You would be power less against him. That would be like me delivering you to your death. Please just cooperate this once."
Usagi looked down. "But..."
"Please, Usagi."
Usagi sighed as she relaxed herself. She knew he was right. And she knew why she wouldn't let her go. He was only trying to keep her safe from harms way. And just because she couldn't go now, doesn't mean she couldn't go at all. "Come back soon."
Goku smiled. "I promise."
~*~*~
~~The Forest~~
Tatsuo's eyes glimmered with hope at the sight of the massive Dragon Lingering over the Earth. He had never seen anything so massive in his life. But the Dragon's power still didn't amount to the power he held in his body, or better yet, what he would have when he got a hold of the broach. But there was still one very important factor keeping him from achieving his goal, and that was Goku. He could pose to be a very large problem. And that was the point to these Dragon Balls.
He raised his hands to the sky and gained a huge, triumphant smile on his face. "Dragon! Grant me my wish!"
"Say it, and it shall be done."
~*~*~
~~Son House~~
Goku had just given his wife a goodbye kiss after making sure the broach was safely in her hands. He knew what he was putting her through, but it had to be done. It was for her own safety. "I'll be back soon, Chi-Chi. Just make sure you guys get to Bulma's and off this planet."
Chi-Chi nodded with a face wet from her own tears. "You better be back or you're really gonna get it."
Usagi stayed behind her father. She too was having her own trouble with allowing him to go alone. She wanted to fight with him, to know everything that was happening and when it was happening. She had never been on the sidelines before, and now she was beginning to know what her mother felt all those years before anything has even happened. "Don't forget to stay safe."
Goku smiled as he turned back to his daughter. "Don't I always?"
Usagi smiled. "Just making sure."
It was at that moment that the two Saiyans covered their ears due to the high pitched screaming of Chi-Chi. Goku turned around in a flash, fearing the worst that maybe something had come and attacked his wife, that their newest enemy had the same kind of non-detectable power that the Dark Kingdom had. But she was just standing there pointing at him with a face as white as freshly fallen snow. "What's wrong?!"
Usagi looked at her father and had her fair share of screams as well. "DAD!"
Goku turned back to his daughter with fear. "WHAT?!"
Chi-Chi ran to her husband and reached down, grabbing onto something that hadn't been there ten minutes ago. "Goku!" She squeezed as hard as she could to make sure it was real, only to gain a loud yelp from her husband.
Usagi gulped as she ran back to her mother. "Is it real?" She asked, poking at it.
Goku frowned as he turned around and swiped the newly formed tail from his wife. "YES!" He looked down at his new tail in confusion. "A tail?"
Chi-Chi looked out the window only to notice that the sky was starting to clear up again. "Oh no."
"What?" Usagi asked as she turned around, only to be faced with a purple sky once again. "THAT was his wish?"
Goku grinned as he turned to face the window, only to see the same thing his wife and child had. "Great. A tail is what he gave me." He looked down at Usagi. "Did you happen to tell our dear ol' pal anything about a Saiyan's tail?"
Usagi lowered her head. "I might have..."
Goku sighed. "Great." A large power surged through the area at that very moment, catching Goku's senses. "He's finally come out to play."
That day, after school had already gotten out and she had been picked up and driven home, Hotaru sat in her room in the dark, all alone and feeling as if she had no one to turn to right now. Usagi had turned her back away, she felt as if she had been betrayed by the only person who ever understood her, and what she was going through. All she could remember from the day before was Usagi on her rampage, how she had been told never to go near her BEST friend ever again. Usagi had made it all too clear that she wanted nothing to do with Hotaru anymore, leaving Hotaru to feel like she had done something truly horrible, that she deserved the 'punishment' Usagi dished out to her. Mamoru had tried to explain to her that Usagi was the one in the wrong, But Hotaru knew Usagi. She knew Usagi would never just burst out in a fit like she had without a reason.
So now she was left alone with the feeling of betrayal. She was mentally alone. Kaori and her father were acting stranger and stranger by the day, her father spending more time in his basement lab than ever. She couldn't even go to him. Sure she had her other friends, Rei, Makoto, Ami, and Minako, but none of them knew exactly what she was going through. Usagi had always known what it was like to get picked on at the extreme she was. She had been through it first hand, whereas the others hadn't. They could only sympathize and not even come close to empathizing.
Sitting at her desk with two lamps lit nearby, Hotaru burred her face in her arms, wanting to cry. She couldn't get what happened the day before out of her head. That was all she could think about, all she could see when she closed her eyes. She had been so happy when she had met Usagi. She was the first person who had ever been nice to her, the first person who had ever called her a friend. She wished she knew what she had done to upset her Saiyan friend.
~*~*~
Meanwhile, Tatsuo lurked around the city with a rather devious smirked planted on his face. Today he would begin the rest of his plan, a plan that he had put into action long before this day. It had started when he had first met Ami on the first day of the girls' Junior High School Career. That was when he had begun his information gathering phase. Those stupid brats had been dumb enough to spill their entire history and their weaknesses thinking that he was just a harmless boy with a huge amount of curiosity. How stupid they were. They ended up feeding him everything he needed to know in less than a week. Now he knew how to destroy Goku, who was actually stronger than him right now. He knew how to take out Usagi, which he had already pretty much done. Finding out Usagi and Goku's bond had helped out quite a bit there. Turning them against one another was his favorite part about his plan, but that was over and it was time to move on to greater things.
He reached into his subspace pocket at his side and pulled out a single Dragon Ball and brought it to his face. "Stupid Saiyans. Stupid Sailor Moon... Stupid Goku! I WILL have that broach whether you like it or not." With a frightening cackle, he tossed the precious ball up into the air. "My power combined with the sweet energy of the Moon will make me the ultimate being in the universe. Never again will I have to fear idiots like Goku!" He placed the Dragon Ball back into his pocket with a smirk. He could remember back to when he had first felt the power of the Moon. It was about eight months ago. He had in the eastern Universe looking to stir up trouble when he had felt it. All of a sudden out of no where he had felt the power of the Moon. He knew immediately that it had a massive potential. It was then that he made his way to the Earth.
Once here, he began his search. He wanted to find the owner of this broach. He infiltrated schools and businesses all over the world, killing random people and morphing himself into their bodies in order to take their place in society. That was how he had gotten his current body. He searched for eight months with no luck. He had to find the owner of such a great power, but it was useless. His search had come up empty. Maybe it was lucky that Usagi hadn't been in school until the following year. She had been at home and tutored by her mother, unable to be detected by Tatsuo.
Tatsuo escaped the eye of everyone. No one suspected that he was an alien, and outside force come to retrieve what he claimed to be his. Almost giving up hope as he had not found a single thing in nearly a year, Tatsuo had stumbled across a history textbook one night in the home of one of his victims. He had taken the body of a successful lawyer in Europe. The man had had three kids, and one had been the age of Usagi. Curious if the earthlings would put in "Super heroes" into their books, something that might aid his search, he flipped through the pages. In it, there had been a picture of Mr. Satan. It had explained that he had saved the earth from a monster named Cell. Buu had not been added into this textbook as the worlds' memories had been erased of Buu. But that didn't matter to Tatsuo. The man was said to be the strongest in the world, maybe even the entire universe. That was when Tatsuo realized he was in the wrong place. He needed to be in Japan. He needed to meet this Mr. Satan fellow. That had been about four days ago.
Tatsuo ditched his lawyer body and raced to Japan. It was evening when he arrived, and he took the first person he could find. He didn't care what age, or what gender. As it turned out, it was the body of a thirteen year old boy. So, the next day, he attended the same school as Usagi, Minako, Rei, Makoto, and Ami. And that was how it all started. There, he found out everything he needed to know.
~*~*~
~~Son Household~~
Goku arrived home with Usagi about three hours after they had left, and they had left at noon. They appeared in the living room where Chi-Chi had been sitting almost all day. She was sitting on the sofa and facing the TV, though not watching anything but a black screen. She hadn't been able to think of anything but what had previously taken place in her house. She wished she would have gone with Goku earlier. She wanted so badly to know what was going on. She hated to be left in the dark.
Once the Saiyan duo had returned, Chi-Chi was able to sense their presence. Without a word, she turned around to face them. "So?" She asked, staring up at her husband for answers. Her eyes were quickly brought back down to the girl at his side. She didn't look nearly as upset as she had before she left.
Goku too looked down at his daughter, but with more of a smile than his wife had. "Well..." He began as he looked back up to his wife who anxiously awaited his reply. "A lot." He motioned for Usagi to go forward and sit by her mother. Usagi hesitantly walked forward, as directed. She wanted to make sure her mother didn't lash out at her.
Chi-Chi waited for her husband and daughter to sit down before she asked her next question. "That doesn't tell me anything. Wha'd you find out?"
Goku let out a sigh of relief as he leaned his head into the back cushion of the sofa. "Piccolo's seen the broach, but doesn't know what kind of power it holds. Videl and Bulma have never seen it."
That was good news to Chi-Chi. She didn't think her daughter would have stolen the broach, but one could never tell. Usagi had acted exceptionally strange the day before. She turned her head to her daughter, a frown slightly forming. "I expect you were on your best behavior, young lady..."
Usagi gulped as she slowly turned her attention onto her mother. She could see her father just past her mother, and hoped that he would back her up and not completely turn his back on her. This was it. The moment to find out if her father had been truly sincere in believing her, or just tricking her. "Mama, I have something to tell you." She said with a deep breath.
Chi-Chi crossed her arms while glancing over her shoulder back to her husband. She wondered if he knew what this was about. "Go on."
Usagi nodded while taking in an even deeper breath. "Me and dad talked. He told me everything you guys remember and I told him everything I remembered. None of it matched up." She looked down at her hands, which were gripping her tail harder than ever. "I don't remember anything you guys do. But everyone else does."
Chi-Chi didn't know what to make of what was being told to her. But she could tell one thing, her daughter wasn't fooling around. "What are you saying?"
Usagi shrugged. "I don't know."
Goku placed his hand on his wife's shoulder in order to gain her attention. "We think she might have had something done to make her go a little crazy, temporarily."
Chi-Chi gasped quietly at the thought. She couldn't imagine that happening, but it wasn't like it didn't make sense. Usagi HAD been acting strange, stranger than usual. She had found herself wondering 'Why the sudden change?' It wasn't just a little change either, which was what had gotten her wondering in the first place when Usagi had first wakened up from being brought back home.
She turned back to face her daughter, who looked as if she wanted to cry again. "Are you sure you don't remember anything?"
Usagi shook her head. "I'm sorry. I'm really sorry!" She threw herself upon her mother and buried her face into her shoulder. She didn't even care about what had been said and done the night before at that point. All that mattered to her now was that her mother didn't lash out at her, even after everything was explained. Her mother didn't doubt her. Of course, she really didn't have much of a chance to yet, but it was all the same. "Please don't hate me."
Chi-Chi gasped. "I never hated you, dear. Angry with you, yes, hate, no." Chi-Chi wrapped her arms around her daughter with a smile. She didn't even have to ask twice if Usagi remembered anything. It was apparent she didn't. It was also obvious that this wasn't just a trick. The night before, she had seemed upset, but one could not tell if it was real or fake. But, if it was fake, Usagi wouldn't have been carrying on like this for twenty-four hours. She would have given up. "I'm sorry for what I, We, said last night. I didn't know what to do."
Usagi lifted her face up just enough to let her eyes rest on her father's. She hadn't expected them to believe her so easily. They had sounded pretty set in their anger before. "I didn't mean anything I said last night, I promise."
Goku raised his hand and placed it on Usagi's head. "Don't worry, I WILL find whoever did this to you. I'll make him wish he never touched you!"
Chi-Chi smiled. "Make him pay."
Usagi closed her eyes and adjusted her head so it would be resting sideways on her mother's shoulder. Finally, what had been chaotic had turned into a calm. She wasn't even upset with her parents anymore. How could she be? They hadn't meant to be mean to her. They were only going off what they thought was really happening. And who knows. Maybe she did deserve everything she got. No one could be sure at this point. The point was that her parents were obviously feeling as if they had to defend themselves mentally. If everything they were saying was true, then she had said some pretty awful things to them as well. They were all in the wrong, both sides. It wouldn't be fair for her to be angry with them, while they put everything in the past where it belonged. "I love you guys."
Chi-Chi smiled. Usagi would never know how good it felt to hear that coming from one of her children. Gohan and Goten had never really been all that vocal when it came to expressing their feelings in times of peace. It was probably because they were boys, but nonetheless, Chi-Chi loved to hear it. "I love you too."
Usagi opened her eyes and placed them on the figure of her father once again. "Daddy, do you think I could have my broach back now?" She asked him with the most innocent puppy-dog eyes.
Goku shifted himself to lean on the arm of the sofa. "Do you think you could tell me what it is and why it's important?"
Usagi sighed as she closed her eyes once again and relaxed into her mother. "No."
Goku rested his head in his hand with a slight frown. "Then I can't give it back to you. If Piccolo gives me the ok on giving it to this guy when he finds out what kind of power it holds, I will."
Usagi's eyes flew wide open. That would be absolutely awful. She would definitely have to tell him then. She would rather it come from the mouth of Piccolo. That way she wouldn't be breaking her promise. "Ok." She replied, trying act as calm as possible.
Chi-Chi pushed her daughter forward a bit and looked her in the eyes. "Why can't you just tell your father? We know there's something to it. The only thing you're hiding is what it does."
Usagi gulped. "I know." She looked down at the ground. She could hear her father's breathing becoming deeper, which was not a good sign. It meant he was becoming angry, slowly, but still angry nonetheless. She knew why too. She had always confided in him, and told him everything. Keeping this secret from him was obviously upsetting him, but if and when the truth came out, he would understand. He would have to.
"Don't be mad." She looked back up. "Please?"
Goku pushed himself up and stretched his arms up. "I don't know, Usagi. You're keeping something from me. How can I not?" With that being said and done, he walked forward a few steps and disappeared into his room.
Usagi sighed as she stared at her mother. "He's mad, isn't he?"
Chi-Chi wasn't sure what to say. She didn't want to hurt Usagi's feelings by telling the truth as they had just made up and everything, but she also didn't want to mislead her. "Not exactly mad, Usagi, more disappointed than anything."
Usagi leaned into the back of the sofa and slouched down. "I can't say anything. I swear I can't."
Chi-Chi took a deep breath and stood up. "Nobody's forcing you to tell, Usagi. We just thought you'd be mature enough to tell us something when we asked you, especially when it could mean saving the earth." Letting her words sink into her daughter's mind, she turned away and began making her way into the hall.
Usagi was left alone with a very big decision to make, and she wasn't sure what she wanted to do. This wasn't your average decision, however. It was one of the biggest ones she would ever have to make. She had made her promise to Luna, and her Moon mother, which meant it wasn't just any old promise. She couldn't exactly break it. It was her duty as Sailor Moon to uphold her promises. She was the Senshi of Justice, if she broke her promise, she had no right having such a title. But what could be the harm in letting her family know. It would patch everything up. Everyone would know exactly why Tatsuo has arrived.
She stood up, very slowly and made her way across the living room, stopping in front of the door leading into her parents' room. She took a deep breath as she thought about the consequences of what she was about to do. She raised her hand and knocked on the door, but no answer came fourth. Taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed in on the door to open it.
Usagi peered into the darkened room expecting to see her father, but to her surprise, he was no where to be found, but she could hear him moving about in the bathroom and preparing to take a shower. She hesitantly entered, her heart beat racing faster than she could remember it ever going. She closed the door behind her and was ready to spill her guts. She didn't want her father to be disappointed in her. She hated it when he was disappointed in her. "D..." She cut herself short as she made her way to the bathroom door, which was slightly opened. Her father already had the water running in the bathtub. Gulping, she gently pushed in on the door, only to quickly pull it back as an image of Queen Serenity passed through her mind. Seeing that image in her head had given her a second thought. She couldn't betray the queen. She had given her word that she wouldn't tell. Things weren't getting so bad that she had to tell him just yet. She would have only been telling him to rid herself of her own guilt. She couldn't do that. No one ever said the life of a Senshi would be easy. Until her father was about to get rid of the broach, she would have to keep quiet.
Goku had sensed Usagi's presence from the moment she entered the room. He could sense her feelings of confusion, as if she were having an internal battle. He wondered why she hadn't come into where he was yet, though. "Usagi? That you?"
Usagi froze in the middle of turning around to leave. "Ye...yeah..."
Goku walked to the door and walked out to be standing face to face with Usagi. "What can I do for you?"
Usagi gulped as she looked at the floor. This wasn't exactly a time to be looking him in the eyes. She didn't want him to put any more guilt into her. "Nothing. I was going to ask you something... but... I..." She looked back up with a forced smile. She was going for the natural look, but she fell short of that. "Forgot."
Goku grinned. He knew that was a flat out lie. "Must not have been that important then."
Usagi nodded, still with her forced smile. She wouldn't exactly have said not important, for it was very important. It just wasn't vital for him to know yet. There was still a chance that Piccolo would find something to tell Goku about. "Nope. I guess not. Sorry to bother you, daddy." Wanting to get out of there as quickly as possible, Usagi made a dashing run for the door and slammed it behind her.
Goku scratched the back of his head as he made his way back into the bathroom. "Almost told me. Why doesn't she just tell me already? I know she wants to."
~*~*~
Usagi didn't stop running once she got out of her parents' room until she made it into her own room. She didn't want to have any more confrontation with either of her parents at that moment, not after what she had just done. She had almost told her father what her broach was for. How could she have been so stupid? She knew that if she was close enough to almost tell him just now, there was no telling what she would tell them if she got into the same room as them again. That could turn out to be disastrous.
Usagi plopped herself down on her bed and lay herself down with her legs hanging over the edge. Her heart was still racing faster than normal. That had much too close of a call for her liking. She had almost just betrayed the Queen of the Moon. She had almost just betrayed her role as the Senshi of the Moon. She would have to be sure to be more careful.
Usagi closed her eyes with a sigh. She hated to have to be in this situation in the first place. Why did this all have to happen to her? Why did she have to have the burdensome role of being Sailor Moon, the heir to the Moon Kingdom? She wasn't completely complaining, it was nice to be royalty, but she would rather it all just go away until she was older. She didn't want to have to put up with all of this right now, not if it meant deceiving her family. She wished things would just go back to normal, the way things were before Beryl attacked, before she became Sailor Moon. If she had known all of this would have happened if she accepted her role as Sailor Moon, she would have told Luna 'no'. She wouldn't have taken it. She would have rather found another way to defeat Beryl than to have to go through all of this right now.
Usagi rolled over onto her stomach and grabbed a stuffed rabbit from the top of her bed near her pillow, bringing it close to her face. She would have a lot of thinking to do that night. She would have to figure out how exactly she would tell her father if the time came. Showing him would be the only way, really. But then she was sure to get some sort of parental lecture about how she should have just told everyone from her mother. Mother's never seem to fail to give that speech at all the wrong times.
Usagi soon put aside her thoughts of Sailor Moon and moved onto something much more important, something that would hinder her in this next fight. She had no more power, at least for a month anyway. How was she meant to defend herself if Tatsuo attacked her again? She was still a bit miffed that her father had taken her power away from her, but she understood why he had done it. If she had been in his place, thinking that her daughter would wake up and attack everyone in sight, she probably would have done the same. She understood that he had done it to protect everyone, including herself. She just wished there was a way to reverse the entire process. Now she was powerless against Tatsuo, or anyone else that showed up for that matter. If and when she got her broach back she would only be able to deal physical attacks since she found out the day before that Moon power just bounces off of him like it was nothing. Not that she would be able to really do anything against Tatsuo anyway with her normal power. He was too powerful for her, which only gave her more motivation to get stronger like everyone else.
With a sigh of confusion, Usagi rolled back over and sat up. The clock across the room read to be 3:30 already. School had been over for about an hour already. She wondered how her friends were doing, if they were worried about her. They knew that she had been kidnapped, but not by who. They also probably knew of her fight with her father like everyone else had. She still couldn't understand why she couldn't remember and everyone else could. The more she thought about it, the more she believed that she had been drugged, or gassed, or something to that degree. She knew her parents wouldn't lie. They wouldn't get everyone she ever knew to turn against her. They loved her. So she really must have done what they said, and for that, she felt queasy.
Now all that stood in her path to making everything alright was Hotaru. She had always been fragile when it came to emotions. Usagi was certain she had only made things worse by treating Hotaru poorly. She hoped the younger Saiyan would accept her apology. She had already been through so much with her mother and Kaori, it was almost frightening to think of the mental damage done when Usagi turned against her. Usagi would just have to sit her down and explain that none of it was true, that they were still friends. But who knew if that would work. Hotaru had already been through so many mental beatings she may not even believe what Usagi had to say.
~*~*~
After finishing his shower, Goku walked out of his room while rubbing a towel in his hair to dry it off. No one was in the living room, but across the room he could see his daughter sitting in her room doing who knows what. He could never keep track of all the different types of games girls played. They were much more complex than what his boys used to do, which was studying, playing some type of war game, or sparring. Sighing with disappointment, he turned down the hallway and made his way into the family room, and then into the kitchen where he found his wife just now beginning dinner. "Hi."
Chi-Chi, with what seemed like an eternal smile on her face, turned to face her husband as she pulled out a pan from the cupboard. "Hi, Goku."
Goku smiled as he sat down at the end of the table closest to the door. "You're in a good mood."
Chi-Chi nodded as she grabbed her apron and put it on to make sure she didn't spill anything on her cloths. "Why shouldn't I be?"
Goku shrugged as he rolled the towel up and wrapped it around his neck. "It's just a change from last night, that's all."
"Well, there IS a different mood in this house than yesterday, you know." She turned on the stove and filled a pan with water.
Goku leaned back in the chair and put his hands behind his head in order to become comfortable. "I don't believe you." He said with a grin.
Chi-Chi slightly frowned at that. She wasn't sure if that was meant to be rude or what. "What?"
Goku chuckled. "Forty years ago you wouldn't even care that Usagi forgot everything. You still would have been freaking out that she did it in the first place. Your emotions would have gotten the best of you."
Chi-Chi smiled softly. "I'm trying hard not to do that, believe me. I don't want to make Usagi miserable, or feel like I hate her. That's why I'm trying to not get so angry at the little things. And no, Goku, I wouldn't have yelled at her for forgetting."
Goku smirked. "Oh really?"
Chi-Chi playfully frowned. "Really."
"Then why was it you had a fit when I wanted to train Gohan before the Androids came? What was it you said when I asked you? Oh yes..." He cleared his throat and prepared to speak in a high pitched voice. " 'Goku! Gohan's studies are more important than fighting!' And when I asked you if it was more important than saving the earth you said 'Yes! Gohan's studies are more important than anything.' " He stared at his wife with a large, goofy grin planted on his face.
Chi-Chi smiled while slightly frowning. "Alright. You've made your point." She rested her elbows on the counter and leaned forward. "So maybe I have changed a bit. It's not like it's for the worse." She glanced over her shoulder with a prideful smile. "But you've changed a lot too."
Goku all of a sudden became serious again. "What? What are you talking about. I haven't changed a bit." Chi-Chi burst out in a fit of laughter, causing Goku to frown. "Ok. Then why don't you explain to me how I've changed so much."
Chi-Chi's laughter died down, but only to enable to her to speak. "Gladly." She walked away from her cooking and sat down in the chair adjacent to his. "For starters, you aren't nearly as air-headed as you used to be."
Goku frowned. "Air-headed?"
Chi-Chi nodded with a wide grin. "Oh yeah. Goku, you used to act like such a child whenever there wasn't a fight. It seemed like the only time you were ever serious during a time of calm was when you were training, and even then you would goof off. You don't do that as often anymore. It's nice."
Goku had never really realized he goofed off a lot. He still felt like the same person he was when Gohan had been born, only older. "Ok... and is this all?"
Chi-Chi nodded. "Pretty much. You've grown up finally, mentally."
Goku grinned. "So you married me for my childish attitude?"
"No, I married you for your looks. You were the cutest guy I'd ever met. Your childish attitude was just a perk." Chi-Chi pulled her face down. She could feel her face turning red.
Goku, too, found himself blushing. He reached over the table and placed his hand on his wife's. "And tell me, and I still this hunk of a guy you married even though I've 'grown up'?"
Chi-Chi's face turned even redder as she looked up. "More than ever."
The sky suddenly turned black from that moment on as the two, husband and wife, stared into one another's eyes. Chi-Chi was the first to notice the change in sky colors as she was the only one facing the window. She blinked her eyes a few times, wondering what in the world could be causing this. She knew that the Dragon Balls weren't yet revived. What was up? "Goku!" She screamed?
Goku jumped out of his seat, causing it to fly backward. He wasn't sure what was going on, but he powered up anyway. "What?! What is it?!"
Chi-Chi couldn't say anything. She was too scared to.
~*~*~
Usagi, hearing the uproar, curiously popped her head up from what she was doing. Just as she was looking up she noticed that the sky was oddly black as if it were night, when it was purple from the sunset just a moment ago. There could have only been one explanation for this, but it didn't really make sense. Her father had said that the Dragon Balls weren't revived, yet the sky had just turned black out of nowhere just like when the Dragon is summoned.
Knowing something was definitely wrong, Usagi jumped up from her bed and raced out of her room. "Daddy! Daddy!"
~*~*~
Goku, not quite at the power of Super Saiyan, ran out of the kitchen upon hearing his daughter. She knew something was wrong too. He hadn't yet looked outside, as he had been trying to get words out of his fear stricken wife. "Usagi?" Just as Goku came out of the kitchen, he felt something smash into him. He looked down, only to see that his daughter was just turning into the room as he was turning out. "What's wrong?!" He demanded.
Usagi pulled away from her father and said nothing. She only grabbed him by the wrist and pulled him to the front door. "Look!" She quickly opened the door and pushed her father out.
Goku's jaw dropped wide open at what he saw. It was happening. The enemy had already begun summoning the Dragon. "Holy crap!"
Usagi crossed her arms and scolded her father. "Daddy!"
Goku looked down at Usagi with a cringe. He knew she didn't like to hear people swearing, and since she didn't remember anything of yesterday, she technically hadn't heard him swear until now. But that wasn't his main concern. "Sorry, dear." He pushed her back inside and slammed the door. "Chi-Chi!" He pushed Usagi away and ran into the kitchen. This wasn't good. The Black Star Dragon Balls were being activated. That could only mean a certain doom for the planet. "Chi-Chi get up!" He screamed as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her to her feet. "I want you to take Usagi and get to Bulma's. I don't have time to explain, but Earth is in danger."
Chi-Chi frowned as she pushed her husband away. "What are you talking about?! I'm not going anywhere without you! You're not abandoning me this time mister!"
Usagi raced into the room with a pulse of fear running through her body. "What's going on? You said the Dragon Balls weren't revived!"
Goku looked down at his daughter and grabbed her by the arm as well. "Come on. Both of you. You have to get off this planet." He pulled the two of them out of the living room and let go of them. "Take Nimbus if you don't feel comfortable flying, Chi-Chi. But you have to get out of here."
Usagi tugged on her father's arm with a frown. It was obvious he was keeping something from her like she was keeping something from him. "Out wit it, dad. You know something."
Goku groaned as he glared down at Usagi. It was obvious he couldn't get out of this without an explanation. The two of them deserved it anyway. "Alright. Alright. There were other Dragon Balls made. They were made by Piccolo and Kami before they split, and were made only for evil deeds by an evil heart. That's all I can explain right now. All I know is that this planet is in danger right now with those Dragon Balls around. Now would be a good time to explain what this broach is, Usagi."
Usagi quickly turned away from her father, not knowing what to do. If she had known that there was another set of Dragon Balls just lying around she would have told him what it was. They could have acted sooner. "Why didn't you tell me!?" She growled as she turned around to her father.
Chi-Chi grabbed her daughter. "Please, Usagi. Don't start this right now. We have to get out of here." She paused to glare up at her husband. "And you're coming with us. You aren't leaving us."
Goku shook his head. "I have to fight whatever this is."
Usagi frowned. "Daddy, you didn't answer my question."
Goku frowned as he looked down to Usagi. "I promised Piccolo I wouldn't tell anyone."
Usagi's frown disappeared. That was an answer she would accept. It was the same reason why she wouldn't tell him. "Let me come with you then. I want to fight too."
Chi-Chi frowned. "Are you crazy? You can't fight that thing? Your father isn't even fighting it."
Goku sighed. "Yes, I am." He reached into his pocket and pulled out the broach. "Here, hold onto this. I don't want to have it on me when I fight this guy." He looked down to his daughter, who didn't even seem concerned with the broach at that point. "Your mom's right. You can't come with me this time. You have to stay here and protect your mom." He held the broach out for Chi-Chi to take, but she refused it. "Take it!"
Chi-Chi shook her head. "If I take it, then you're leaving."
Goku frowned. "I'm leaving anyway."
Tears began to build up in the woman's eyes. "Please, don't go."
It broke Goku's heart to see his wife in tears again, but he couldn't help what he had to do. "I have to, Chi-Chi. Don't worry, I'll come back. I promise."
Usagi latched onto her father's leg. "I can help yo. Please let me come with you!"
Goku pulled Usagi off his leg and knelt down before her. "I can't, Usagi. You know I can't. You would be power less against him. That would be like me delivering you to your death. Please just cooperate this once."
Usagi looked down. "But..."
"Please, Usagi."
Usagi sighed as she relaxed herself. She knew he was right. And she knew why she wouldn't let her go. He was only trying to keep her safe from harms way. And just because she couldn't go now, doesn't mean she couldn't go at all. "Come back soon."
Goku smiled. "I promise."
~*~*~
~~The Forest~~
Tatsuo's eyes glimmered with hope at the sight of the massive Dragon Lingering over the Earth. He had never seen anything so massive in his life. But the Dragon's power still didn't amount to the power he held in his body, or better yet, what he would have when he got a hold of the broach. But there was still one very important factor keeping him from achieving his goal, and that was Goku. He could pose to be a very large problem. And that was the point to these Dragon Balls.
He raised his hands to the sky and gained a huge, triumphant smile on his face. "Dragon! Grant me my wish!"
"Say it, and it shall be done."
~*~*~
~~Son House~~
Goku had just given his wife a goodbye kiss after making sure the broach was safely in her hands. He knew what he was putting her through, but it had to be done. It was for her own safety. "I'll be back soon, Chi-Chi. Just make sure you guys get to Bulma's and off this planet."
Chi-Chi nodded with a face wet from her own tears. "You better be back or you're really gonna get it."
Usagi stayed behind her father. She too was having her own trouble with allowing him to go alone. She wanted to fight with him, to know everything that was happening and when it was happening. She had never been on the sidelines before, and now she was beginning to know what her mother felt all those years before anything has even happened. "Don't forget to stay safe."
Goku smiled as he turned back to his daughter. "Don't I always?"
Usagi smiled. "Just making sure."
It was at that moment that the two Saiyans covered their ears due to the high pitched screaming of Chi-Chi. Goku turned around in a flash, fearing the worst that maybe something had come and attacked his wife, that their newest enemy had the same kind of non-detectable power that the Dark Kingdom had. But she was just standing there pointing at him with a face as white as freshly fallen snow. "What's wrong?!"
Usagi looked at her father and had her fair share of screams as well. "DAD!"
Goku turned back to his daughter with fear. "WHAT?!"
Chi-Chi ran to her husband and reached down, grabbing onto something that hadn't been there ten minutes ago. "Goku!" She squeezed as hard as she could to make sure it was real, only to gain a loud yelp from her husband.
Usagi gulped as she ran back to her mother. "Is it real?" She asked, poking at it.
Goku frowned as he turned around and swiped the newly formed tail from his wife. "YES!" He looked down at his new tail in confusion. "A tail?"
Chi-Chi looked out the window only to notice that the sky was starting to clear up again. "Oh no."
"What?" Usagi asked as she turned around, only to be faced with a purple sky once again. "THAT was his wish?"
Goku grinned as he turned to face the window, only to see the same thing his wife and child had. "Great. A tail is what he gave me." He looked down at Usagi. "Did you happen to tell our dear ol' pal anything about a Saiyan's tail?"
Usagi lowered her head. "I might have..."
Goku sighed. "Great." A large power surged through the area at that very moment, catching Goku's senses. "He's finally come out to play."